studies show the majority of eighth grade students in america are not proficient in math, reading, and science. former secretary of state condoleezza rice says that gap threatens national security. >> the level of writing skills, analytic skills is a reason for concern. the idea that you have to be able to write based on text, to write based on fact, to be able to analyze, these are the sorts of skills that even our best students are not acquiring. >> experts say it's vital the education system focus on the whole child and not just on test scores. >>> south bay olympic gold medalist kerri walsh jennings was carrying something extra with her in london. she was five weeks pregnant while competing in london. the couple made the announcement this morning to matt lauer. she had been feeling a bit moody during the olympics. she had no idea, and then discovered she was pregnant. we were with her in london. she didn't seem that moody to us. >> yeah, i thought it could have been the stress of the games and travel kind of throws your schedule off a little bit. but you don't know. i knew. and at some poi